Well, we had a great time at Holden Beach last week (the best North Carolina beach, in my opinion, for not entirely sentimental reasons), and this morning we saw our second daughter off for a nine-month visit to Europe (Switzerland for three, Germany for six). Ah, to be young and free and have so much of life’s possibilities ahead of you. Some of you asked what books we took with us on vacation. I can’t remember all the titles, but there was a bunch of Erik Larson, Andrew Klavan (I started The Great Good Thing—so far, so good), Evelyn Waugh’s Scoop, and some Walker Percy.

Speaking of Walker Percy, the annual Walker Percy Weekend wrapped up on Sunday. I went to the first in 2014 and haven’t been back since, but I had a great time. Maybe I’ll go next year. Keep an eye on Rod Dreher’s blog for a recap and probably a few pictures of people drinking beer and eating crawfish.